Thursday, December 22, 2005

Microsoft Exchange Server ActiveSync Web Administration Tool released to the web!

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e6851d23-d145-4dbf-a2cc-e0b4c6301453&DisplayLang=en

The Microsoft Exchange Server ActiveSync Web Administration tool allows administrators to manage the process of remotely erasing lost, stolen, or otherwise compromised mobile devices.

By using the Exchange Server ActiveSync Web Administration Web tool, administrators can perform the following actions:
• View a list of all devices that are being used by any enterprise user
• Select/De-select devices to be remotely erased
• View the status of pending remote erase requests for each device
• View a transaction log that indicates which administrators have issued remote erase commands, in addition to the devices those commands pertained to

The Microsoft Exchange Server ActiveSync Web Administration Tool is designed for use With Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 and Windows Mobile 5.0 mobile devices that support AKU 2.0 and above.
 
The question I've had most frequently is - 'Why is this a web tool and not in Exchange System Manager?'  The reason for that is that in talking with customers when we were developing this - many customers outsourced their mobile phone support or 1st line help desk.  They didn't want to give those people Exchange System Manager or Exchange Admin rights so now they can simply give them rights to the web admin tool and then it will allow them to wipe devices but not perform any other activity.

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